Mariana Romariz Leivas
About Mariana Romariz Leivas
Current Position at TELUS
Mariana Romariz Leivas is currently working as a Language Analyst at TELUS based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She began her role in September 2020. In this position, she engages in various tasks involving Portuguese language corpora, including data labeling, testing, test analysis, time stamping, and annotation. Her responsibilities also involve developing speech recognition technology and personal assistant software.
Previous Experience at SEDA College
Mariana Romariz Leivas worked at SEDA College in County Dublin, Ireland, in multiple roles. In 2019, she served as the Foreign Language Coordinator for five months. Prior to that, she worked as an English Teacher from 2018 to 2019 for ten months. Her experiences at SEDA College involved coordinating language programs and teaching English as a second language.
Academic Background
Mariana Romariz Leivas has an extensive academic background. She earned a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature/Letters from Mary Immaculate College, Ireland, from 2017 to 2018. She also achieved a Bachelor's degree in Women's Studies from Dickinson College from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, she obtained a Master's degree in Children's and Adolescent Literature and a Licentiate degree in English as a Foreign Language and Portuguese - Language and Literature/Letters from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She also holds certifications such as DELTA from Cambridge School - Granollers, Spain, and CELTA from Celt Athens.
Language Teaching and Coordination Roles
Mariana Romariz Leivas has extensive experience in teaching and language coordination. She worked at Atlas Language School as a Portuguese Teacher for six months in 2019. Additionally, she held the role of Business English Teacher at COPPEAD UFRJ from 2015 to 2016 and was actively involved as a Cambridge Speaking Examiner at CNA from 2015 to 2016. Mariana has also taught English for academic purposes at Inglês sem Fronteiras - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and held multiple teaching roles at IFRJ - Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro and CLAC - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
International Scholarly Experience
During her career, Mariana Romariz Leivas has gained notable scholarly experience internationally. She worked as a Fulbright Scholar in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area from 2016 to 2017. Prior to this, she was a Government of Ireland Scholar at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland, from 2017 to 2018. These roles provided her with a broader perspective and deepened her expertise in language studies and teaching.